Art Treasures for Christie’s New York Auction

Christie’s announced the sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on November 24, which will include over 450 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. With a range of estimates, the sale offers superb private and institutional collections such as carpets from the Corcoran Gallery of Art and one-of-a-kind examples of European and English […]

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Sotheby’s to offer a Rare Manuscript Containing the Earliest Depictions of Joan of Arc

Sotheby’s London sale of Western Manuscripts on Tuesday 7th July 2009 has a combined total sale estimate of £3 million and will include the sale of Medieval Illuminated Miniatures from the Collection of the Late Eric Korner.
The highlight of the various-owner sale is a stunningly illustrated manuscript dating to the mid-15th century which has surfaced […]

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Artworks by Goya, Fragonard, David and Turner for Sotheby’s July Old Master Paintings Auction

Sotheby’s forthcoming sales of Old Master Paintings and Drawings to take place in London on Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9, 2009 will bring to the market a superb selection of rare works by renowned French, Spanish, Dutch, Flemish, Italian and British Old Masters as well as a single-owner sale of Renaissance and Baroque […]

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E. HOWARD & CO. #61 ASTRONOMICAL FLOOR STANDING REGULATOR CLOCK IN FINE CONDITION GAVELS FOR $161,000 AT FONTAINE’S VINTAGE CLOCKS & WATCHES SALE

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – A rare and fine E. Howard & Co. #61 astronomical floor standing regulator clock sold for $161,000 at a sale of vintage clocks and watches held May 30-31 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. It was the third such E. Howard #61 sold within a year by Fontaine’s. The other two sold for $195,500 […]

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SKINNER FINE JEWELRY AUCTION JUNE 16th

Brilliant diamonds, rare art deco pieces and a unique collection from Belle Epoque actress Réjane featured
BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com - Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m. Highlights include Art Deco jewelry by Boucheron Paris, […]

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SKINNER FINE JEWELRY AUCTION JUNE 16th

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